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Town to Seek Court Action Over Gasoline Station Permit
The city council granted Alfred Watkins a permit for a gasoline filling station at Fourth Street and Kimball Avenue after a petition with the required signatures appeared valid. Debates centered on whether signers were bona fide owners, with rivals alleging surrounding oil firms manipulated signers. Some residents opposed the site citing legal distance rules, hinting at possible injunctions. observers expect court action to settle whether ownership and 200 foot proximity requirements were met.
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